Walter Jon Williams

“A sword doesn't have a conscience. It's just a tool.”

“If you're going to have a war, you have to have a post-war.”

“Once you have a truly massive amount of information, it’s not information anymore, it’s noise.”

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged game.”

“There is no such thing as a 'just' war. It's a political concept.”

“Freedom is not a state; it is a process.”

“The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.”

“Practice is the most important part of learning to do something. You can't just read a book about it, you have to do it.”

“Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best.”

“The price of privilege is the obligation to act responsibly.”

“Fear is a survival instinct. It's not a weakness.”

“Civilization is the process of reducing the number of things we have to worry about.”

“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.”

“History is the propaganda of the victors.”

“The purpose of propaganda is not to persuade, but to terrify.”

“Death is the ultimate statistic.”